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Geopolitical Rivalry In The Caspian-Caucasus Region And The Dilemma Of Interstate Cooperation, Nurettin Altundeger
Geopolitical Rivalry In The Caspian-Caucasus Region And The Dilemma Of Interstate Cooperation, Nurettin Altundeger
Graduate Program in International Studies Theses & Dissertations
This dissertation develops a unique way of analyzing the interstate relationship in the Caspian region over the development of Caspian oil resources. Based on three different independent variables, this dissertation seeks to understand the main reasons behind the absence of interstate cooperation in the Caspian Sea region.
Among the variety of factors that might have affected the nature of interstate relationships and cooperation in the region, national interest considerations among the littoral states and external powers involved in the affairs of the Caspian Sea region proved to be the most important factor(s) that explain the lack of cooperation in developing …
The Impact Of Privatization On Economic Growth And Income Inequality In Developing Countries, Samuel Adams
The Impact Of Privatization On Economic Growth And Income Inequality In Developing Countries, Samuel Adams
School of Public Service Theses & Dissertations
In the 1960s and 1970s academicians, economists and politicians favored state ownership over private ownership in the production and provision of goods and services. By the end of the 1980s, however, there was a reversal of public policy from state domination of the production and provision of goods and services to private ownership and operation. This was due in part to what the World Bank referred to as "state failure”, which was characterized by inefficient service delivery, unprofitable SOEs, high government debt, and stagnant economic growth rates. Accordingly, privatization caught on in many countries as a policy tool to foster …